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PVL-associated necrotizing pneumonia

PVL+ Staphylococcus aureus-associated necrotizing pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus haemorrhagic pneumonia producing Panton-Valentine leucocidin

Staphylococcus aureus-associated necrotizing pneumonia

Synopsis

- hemorrhagic pneumonia
- necrotizing pneumonia

See also

- pneumonias (pneumonitis)
- Staphylococcus sp.

- Panton-Valentine leukocidin

References

- Hyvernat H, Pulcini C, Carles D, Roques A, Lucas P, Hofman V, Hofman P, Bernardin G. Fatal Staphylococcus aureus haemorrhagic pneumonia producing Panton-Valentine leucocidin. Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(2):183-5. PMID: 17366043

- Labandeira-Rey M, Couzon F, Boisset S, Brown EL, Bes M, Benito Y, Barbu EM, Vazquez V, Hook M, Etienne J, Vandenesch F, Bowden MG. Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin causes necrotizing pneumonia. Science. 2007 Feb 23;315(5815):1130-3. PMID: 17234914

- Gillet Y, Issartel B, Vanhems P, Fournet JC, Lina G, Bes M, Vandenesch F, Piemont Y, Brousse N, Floret D, Etienne J. Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients. Lancet. 2002 Mar 2;359(9308):753-9. PMID: 11888586

- Gillet Y, Issartel B, Vanhems P, Lina G, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Floret D. [Severe staphylococcal pneumonia in children] Arch Pediatr. 2001 Sep;8 Suppl 4:742s-746s. PMID: 11582921 (In french)

- Lina G, Piemont Y, Godail-Gamot F, Bes M, Peter MO, Gauduchon V, Vandenesch F, Etienne J. Involvement of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in primary skin infections and pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Nov;29(5):1128-32. PMID: 10524952